Need another word that means the same as “aggrandize”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “aggrandize” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Aggrandize” are: aggrandise, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad, magnified, aggrandized, pumped up, overstated, enhance, make richer, improve, add to, augment, supplement, complement, boost, upgrade, reinforce
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “aggrandize” as a verb can have the following definitions:
add to | Make an addition by combining numbers. |
aggrandise | Add details to. |
aggrandized | Add details to. |
augment | Enlarge or increase. He augmented his summer income by painting houses. |
blow up | Make a mess of, destroy or ruin. |
boost | Give a boost to be beneficial to. A range of measures to boost tourism. |
complement | Make complete or perfect supply what is wanting or form the complement to. The proposals complement the incentives already available. |
dramatise | Add details to. |
dramatize | Add details to. His play dramatized the plight of Maureen a pregnant young woman. |
embellish | Make more beautiful. Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery. |
embroider | Sew (a design) on cloth with thread. She was teaching the girls how to embroider. |
enhance | Increase. This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat. |
improve | Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience. Efforts to improve relations between the countries. |
lard | Prepare or cook with lard. Farmhouse cheeses are dipped in wax or larded. |
magnified | Make large. |
make richer | Act in a certain way so as to acquire. |
overstated | To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. |
pad | Add padding to. Wrap dishes and glassware individually and pad the box with paper or bubble wrap. |
pumped up | Flow intermittently. |
reinforce | Make stronger. Let s reinforce good behavior. |
supplement | Add as a supplement to what seems insufficient. Vitamins supplemented his meager diet. |
upgrade | Raise (an employee) to a higher grade or rank. I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked. |
amplify | Increase in size, volume or significance. Amplify sound. |
beautify | Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. Another initiative to beautify the environment. |
beyond | The unknown, especially in references to life after death. There was the terminal and beyond an endless line of warehouses. |
bloat | Make bloated or swollen. The fungus has bloated their abdomens. |
broaden | Extend in scope or range or area. The road broadened. |
decoration | The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive. A decoration won on the field of battle. |
dilate | Become wider. Dilated pupils. |
distend | Cause to expand as it by internal pressure. The abdomen distended rapidly. |
diversify | Vary in order to spread risk or to expand. Diversify a course of study. |
dramatize | Exaggerate the seriousness or importance of (an incident or situation. She had a tendency to dramatize things. |
elaborately | With elaboration. The press conferences have become elaborately staged events. |
elongate | Long in relation to width elongated. An elongate tail tapering to a point. |
embellish | Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. Followers often embellish stories about their heroes. |
enlarge | Make or become larger or more extensive. Very often a favourite photograph is enlarged and framed. |
escalation | A rapid increase; a rise. An escalation of violence. |
expand | Expand the influence of. The minister expanded on the government s proposals. |
expanded | Relatively broad in shape. The expanded fins of the ray. |
expansion | A thing formed by the enlargement or broadening of something. German expansion in the 1930s. |
extend | Continue or extend. Extend a hand. |
lengthen | Make (a vowel or syllable) long. The mascara will lengthen your lashes. |
magnification | The degree to which something is or can be magnified. This microscope should give a magnification of about 100. |
magnify | Make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope. Praise the Lord and magnify Him. |
maximize | Make as large or great as possible. A thriller that maximizes the potential of its locations. |
prolongation | Amount or degree or range to which something extends. The position is advertised for two years but prolongation is possible. |
protract | Prolong. He had certainly taken his time even protracting the process. |
stretch | Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. Stretch the imagination. |
stretched | Relieved of stiffness by stretching. Well stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury. |
stretching | Act of expanding by lengthening or widening. |
swell | A welling up of a feeling. The low murmur swelled to a roar. |
widen | Become broader or wider or more extensive. His grin widened. |
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